Female Hormonal Health, What We Treat, Women's Health
Many studies have proven that acupuncture can successfully treat PCOS. It is not a quick fix, but rather it requires a series of treatments, including herbal prescriptions taken daily, along with better lifestyle choices and dietary changes. This therapy works more...
Female Hormonal Health, Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance that affects women and is one of the leading causes of infertility. Not all women with PCOS are overweight, have unwanted hair, elevated male hormones, or multiple cysts in the ovaries. It is simply your...
Female Hormonal Health, Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
Premenstrual Syndrome Each women’s cycle is unique. Some women barely notice when their period is going to come. The range of unpleasant symptoms that correspond with monthly cycles is called premenstrual syndrome or PMS. Symptoms: Tension or anxiety Depressed mood...
Female Hormonal Health, Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
Signs of OHSS OHSS signs include: weight gain bloating shortness of breath dizziness pelvic pain nausea vomiting constipation or diarrhea We recommend increasing your protein (double quantity), avoiding dairy, grains, and processed foods. Treatment of OHSS with...
Female Hormonal Health, Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
At East Winds Acupuncture we have treated hundreds of women whose happy, dynamic lives were affected by Perimenopause and Menopause. We have tools and knowledge using Chinese medicine to tailor treatment to the individual. We treat you, not your diagnosis. Symptoms:...
Female Hormonal Health, Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
Endometriosis is a painful condition that is chronic and affects many women. It occurs when tissue, which normally builds in the uterine wall lining each month, starts to grow in other places within the abdomen and pelvis. This unwanted tissue has been known to wrap...
Fertility, What We Treat, Women's Health
Fibroids are solid muscle tissue growths (typically not cancerous) and are the number one reason why women have hysterectomies. They are measured by ultrasound, many are asymptomatic, and some cause pain with excess bleeding flooding or random spotting. Depending on...
Female Hormonal Health, What We Treat, Women's Health
Just because your cycles come at regular intervals the four phases of the cycle may not be optimal, especially if you are trying to get pregnant. We often see short or long luteal and or follicular phases within the menstrual cycle which is a flag that hormones are...